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DIMAPUR — Livelihood projects relating to special development of eastern Nagaland by Department of under Developed Areas (DUDA), government of Nagaland, amounting to INR 180 crore has been selected for sanction during financial year 2022-23 under Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE).
This was informed by the Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), G Kishan Reddy, in the Lok Sabha in a written reply on April 3.
Minister stated that the Union Budget 2022-23 announced the introduction of PM-DevINE as a new central sector scheme with an initial allocation of INR 1500 crore and the cabinet granted approval for the PM-DevINE scheme on October 12, 2022.
The PM-DevINE scheme will have 100% central funding and has a total outlay of INR 6,600 crore for the remaining four years of the 15th Finance Commission period from 2022-23 to 2025-26.
The minister informed that PM-DevINE was launched with the objectives of funding infrastructure in a convergent manner, aligned with the spirit of PM GatiShakti, supporting social development projects based on the felt needs of the North Eastern Region (NER), enabling livelihood activities for youth and women, and addressing the development gaps across various sectors.
In FY 2022-23, a total of eleven projects with a combined value of INR 1503.44 crore have been selected for sanction under PM-DevINE which included the seven projects that were previously announced in the budget 2022-23.
The implementation of projects under the PM-DevINE scheme is expected to result in the creation of infrastructure, social development projects, support for industries, and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading to income and employment generation, the minister added.